The Golden Girls
1985
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Aug 18, 2021 · Donaldson Collection/Getty Images. Believe it or not, Estelle Getty was one year younger than Beatrice Arthur, who played Sophia's daughter, Dorothy. When "The Golden Girls" first began, Getty was 62 years old and Arthur was 63, according to Good Housekeeping.
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Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedienne. She was best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime ...
Estelle Getty. Actress: The Golden Girls. She was truly one mother of a mom...on stage, on film and on TV. A favorite firecracker on 80s and 90s television, tiny character player Estelle Getty became best known for her carping, meddlesome moms -- complete with bemused, cynical looks, irreverent digs and dead-pan Henny Youngman-like one-liners.
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Dec 1, 2020 · The Golden Girls star, who played Sophia Petrillo, passed away in her sleep of natural causes. She had suffered from Lewy's Body Dementia for many years and won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her role.
Jul 23, 2008 · July 23, 2008. Estelle Getty, whose portrayal of a crabbily charming octogenarian on the television sitcom “The Golden Girls” gave new prominence to elderly characters in prime time and...
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Jul 22, 2008 · The diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's The Golden Girls, has died. She was 84...
Mini Bio. She was truly one mother of a mom...on stage, on film and on TV. A favorite firecracker on 80s and 90s television, tiny character player Estelle Getty became best known for her carping, meddlesome moms -- complete with bemused, cynical looks, irreverent digs and dead-pan Henny Youngman -like one-liners.
